The Illinois College of Optometry Student Blog

Kids are commonly asked, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” I remembered my classmates saying firefighter, policeman, teacher,...

Second year. That’s right, ladies and gents, the class of 2017 officially finished their first year at ICO about a month ago. Which,...

Now that my time at home is becoming shorter, I’m beginning to feel a sense of loss. I’m beginning to appreciate the things I have,...

It’s official. I am a college graduate. It’s been only a few days and it still hasn’t hit me. At moments, I feel the realness of...

I’m assigned four 45-minute vision therapy sessions with four different patients every Wednesday night. The best part about this shift is...